Republished November 07, 2017 - 5:28 AM
Original Publication Date November 06, 2017 - 1:21 PM
FLINT, Mich. - The case of a Canadian man charged with stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport isn't on a fast track.
A judge agreed Friday to extend important deadlines while federal investigators and defence lawyers collect and review evidence, especially in Montreal where Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR' fuh-TOO'-ee) lived.
Ftouhi is accused of stabbing a police officer in the neck at Flint's Bishop International Airport last June. Investigators say the native of Tunisia yelled "Allahu Akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great." Lt. Jeff Neville survived.
Federal Judge Linda Parker set a July 30 trial. She also set May 23 as the day for any plea deal.
Ftouhi legally entered the U.S. at Champlain, New York, on June 16, five days before the attack.
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